Tag: Latakia

It’s the dawn of my third and final ‘Protest Friday’ in Syria. I am sat at the beach in Latakia with friends, but right now I have found a few moments on my own. I sit on a plastic chair by the edge of the Mediterranean and let the sea stroke my feet. In a […]

My second Syrian Protest Friday starts in Mena Cafe: The gathering place for the young up-and-coming and of the creative types in Latakia. The clientele here occupy the expanse of opinion on both sides of the Syrian crisis as much as they occupy the expansive, comfy sofas. We push aside our half-forgotten coffees to make […]